The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-08-18
The GRAND ARMY.
News From the DepartmentS---NeW
Posts, etc.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. GAR.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. GAR,
MADISON. MIS-, Aus. ~, lsS7.
The business and correspondence OF National
Headquarters az present Is, Tor the most part
given 10 preparation Tor the National Encanip-
Ineui. All ihe departments seem 10 hc moving
b. The direction 1T 81 Louis. Extracts are
given peow from Assistant Adjutants-General
in rhis line.
Undor cate Of Aug. 9. 1887 Asst Adj't-Gen.
hHtlv, Of Iowa. writes:
sleni last Thursday with the committee in ~,
Louis and wAz delighted with the preparations
going on. We are hard al work getting our De-
Eaftntsni in line for the EncamIment.
aug. 3. ls57. Asst Adj teen. Taylor. of Cali
fOruia writes:
inve tried 90 make n plain % Hll the comrades
ei "ur Department thHt they will not he over.
Charged Ht the lfOes lH ri. Louie, and have used
your setter among them To sulb-tHntihte II Win
good effect our Department Headquarters VIII
b. 81 tlie Lacledc where think will Ice quite
.ouiiorlahie al SO per diem. We have two Aids-de-
Camp lu ~. l.onls looking after our interests.
The fi roads giving us rate of So. 90 for tie
iound itlp 60 ~. Louis. which H. lair. {"
THAI wrsre working viii be seen from the Clrcu-
inr i-sei yesterday AND the Enclosed clipping from
d. Aha Ome thing you may be sure OF. no com
tHde VIII gel i,it an California Headquarters, unless
a D. through too much hospitality.
Extracts from a leader Ia the Alta Cali fOrnid
oil rccent date shows the spirit with which
eommdca Of the Pacific Coast are preparing for
thls great secession:
The inclnltefs OF the GA .R. who 60 10 the st.
Louis lucan,lnient from southern California will
nl.ise thvr visit nn occasion for advertising That
piif ui iiIe STATE. They propose 70 carry along Rn
eAhlbli II It, products Hnd something more than a
Sample 81 ms wines aud there Viii lac made such a
a, a'uHslIs,ion al tle climate and advantages Of
th"se Counties AZ VIII put more pyro'echnies in'o
When the knights Tentiar held their trienninl
Cone avc ai Chicago in 1850 thr East bad its first
experience ol urg nized California hospitality, aud
Nr cau PERSONALLY serllf, 10 lie wonderful effect
All ain taN
hiinE else What was aoue then established the
tnlitiar, hy " lch oar state has since been Judged
Rnu snythin- which falls mellow H. suffers bs the
contrast ll0-e Knights TcmIar were our pio-
taal kind of effort aud they made n iiec-
cssiry lhal our Grand Army boys shonld put their
bcsi foot forward aud beware how II II shod.
Central aud Northern California should move on
~, Louis Wti loads of fruits, grains and wines
that they produce They should send tables Of
tie temperature, demonstrating that we are
Wineries iaiid; Thai citrous belt; that
Nc grnW tgs and dates. And all this nleteroiogi-
cal, horticultural aud agricultural information
shouiu bc washed down Will thc best vintage II
tsnona, Nalsa, VOLTA. Santa Clara, san Joaquin,
Fresno. san Gabriel and our numerous wine -pro-
dneing ceuters
Gn,sarlnnd Riesling Zinfande Eclipse and Bur
gnndy, bau EibsB, DTy AusCsslcl aud Port. Sherry,
and Angelica should testify To the truth of every
representation made about our climate and our
suurces Ne expect the old soldiers oi California
g. make tiils campaign great a success Hs any to
iii',l l'eT courage cohliluuaeu curing tIe Wal.
lhis is one 81 Ue renowned VICTORIES col peace, IA
ebich iheT qualify is ar demOnstrable as ever II
wac on the battlefield
The National Headquarters special train will
leave MADISON about midnight Sept. 25 arrive
la Milwaukee at 3.I5 d. m: leave Milwaukee
S:45 a IA. arrive in Chicago about a. IN. Sept.
~ leave Chicago a. nl.. arrive at ST. Louis
early Ia tbe afternoon Of the same day. This
train will run through from Madison 60 St
Louis. IL will he transferred at Chicago in its
entirety from the CbIcago a. Northwestern 10
the Illinois Central Depot, thus obviauing the
necessity of change either of passengers or bag
gage. Ample accommodations in the finest of
cars will DC provided Tor all desiring TO 40
honor a. their ColnmaIder-in Chief by accom-
panying him 10 the National Encampment.
The rate TO st. LOUIS aud return is oDe fare
TOT the round trip. As this applies from all
points. tickets eau be purchased from starting
point 30 III. lonis aud return.
The rate from Chicago 70 st. Louis aud re-
turn wall be $3.50
Comrades who desire TO participate in the
parade must arrange 10 arrive in ST. Louis pre-
yious 20. OF carly on, Tuesday morning, as the
hour lor the parade is fixed at 10 O'Clock a. m.
on that day.
The National Council of Administration will
meet at the Southern Hotel on Tuesday even
lng, sept. =, at $50 p. IA.
The Eucampnient will convene ia the Expo
sition building at 10 q. ON Wednesday.
tOmInnnderin-Ch Ealrchild has written
the following letter 10 Mr.. J. w. Drexel in re-
g,.ld 10 the Mount McGregOr cottage:
NATIONAL IiEADQUARTI.Rs, GAR
MADISON. MIs.. July ~, 1881.
Tie JosfPH W. Dl.l NIL. Saratoga n. "
Di.AI SIR. NUui iavor Of the I'D inst is received
Use Survivors e ue army which fought for the
preservation 81 tli, Union viii appreciate the
IiiueH sou lsaA b. your tender 10 Them of tie
iHEe GA s"ulh Alcateg1r in Which tieir beloved
tiii, tsru. Al. :. Graiil. died. III could properly
hNNt i ile suggested irusteeship for myself during
as ohiaal term aud Tor my succcssors IA office
without The advice and consent OF the Executive
1oninililec ~ the National Council OF Admmisira-
tiO.i. 4 would do once. That committee
has already been informed OF your generous aud
patriotic iuts al anu shall be able Ia advise you
fuiiN Of iheif decision witbln a very few dnys Ia
tlie snrnniins Thank you most heanily and re-
main sincerely youus. LUcIUs FAIKCHILD